Transforming supervision practice: Deployment of field Indoor Residual Spraying Commanders for enhanced supervision essentials, Zambia

Abstract

Superior supervisor support (SSVS) through field IRS Commanders has greater influence on spray teams` affective commitment. The purpose of the present study is to address impacts of commandeering (Superior Supervisor support) on affective commitment of the spray teams. Variables such as motivation, job satisfaction, logistical support, enhanced adequate supervision, data quality audit, quality of IRS performance and performance improvement were proposed to enhance spray teams` affective commitment of their spraying implementation campaigns. SSVS, motivation, job satisfaction and affective commitment were proposed as independent, intervening and outcome variables respectively. The data for this study have been collected from different field reports by the field IRS Commanders. Further, the data was shared at different for a discussed and recommendations were given. The field findings revealed that SSVS through commandeering has significant relationship with job satisfaction and affective commitment. Likewise, this study suggested that commandeering (SSVS) can improve the spray teams` affective commitment by presenting a significant relationship between SSVS and affective commitment through the mediation of motivation and job satisfaction. It has to be well recognized that commitment is a multi-faceted construct which can promote quality of IRS performance and universal coverage of the intervention.